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>This chapter describes the important parts of a standard Linux
	directory tree, based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. It
	outlines the normal way of breaking the directory tree into separate
	filesystems with different purposes and gives the motivation behind
	this particular split.  Not all Linux distributions follow this
	standard slavishly, but it is generic enough to give you an
	overview.</P
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